Unless you have a written employment contract or are a victim of illegal discrimination, there is no legal obligation to treat all employees the same. There is no law requiring that all employees be treated fairly or alike, other than the laws prohibiting certain specific forms of discrimination (see below).

Do you have to offer benefits to full-time employees?

Employers are not required to offer benefits even to classified full-time employees. Benefits may include dental, medical, disability, life insurance, and the like. If 36 hours equates to full-time and full-time means benefits, all workers who put in 36 hours or more are entitled to the full package.

Can employers treat employees differently?

Employers are allowed to treat workers differently based on their individual job performance and can discipline and reward them differently based on that. It is also not unlawful for an employer to treat an employee differently because of personality differences.

What happens if an employer does not offer health insurance?

If the employer fails to provide the required coverage, it can be assessed a hefty penalty by the IRS. Other than to avoid the ACA penalty, there is no requirement that employers provide health insurance to their employees.

Can an employer only offer coverage to some employees?

As a small business if you offer group coverage to one full-time employee you must offer to all, same with part-time. Employers have to offer group coverage As a small business if you offer group coverage to one full-time employee you must offer to all, same with part-time. Employers have to offer group coverage

What happens if employer does not have workers comp?

What If Employer Has No Workers Comp Insurance? Then there are illegitimate reasons, the first being your employer does not have workers compensation insurance of any kind. That would be a felony and punishable by six-figure fines and even jail time. Another reason your employer might not file a claim is the nature of insurance.

How many employees does an employer have to have to offer health insurance?

Conversely, an employer with 50 or more full-time or full-time equivalent employees is considered to be an applicable large employer (ALE), and is legally required to offer health insurance to all of its workers, as per the ACA’s health insurance requirements related to employer shared responsibility provisions.